July 2010 (Week 3) Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee

Right, I'm off to Amsterdam in a few hours so listings have been rather hurried - 'featured club of the week' will be back as of next week, and until then enjoy the torture, techno and trends that make up this weekend! I'm off to see the Poezenboot!



Edinburgh

Club: Compakt
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: 16th July

Dundee club Headway joins Compakt this month for a fusion of East and East electro, breaks, techno and dubstep; in room 1 Andy Barton, Graeme Binnie, Bruce Anderson and Neil Clarke take the reins, while room 2 is hosted DD, Az-Tech's Al Majik and more to be announced.

11pm-3am, £4 / £0 before midnight

Club: Devil Disco Club
Venue: Bongo Club
Date: 16th July

Kris Wasabi is back from his South American adventures in one DJing piece and will be back behind the decks at Devil Disco Club, also featuring live Edinburgh electro-pop act HRH. Hobbes, Erik d'Viking and Simonotron spin dark disco, acid, proto-house and italo, bringing Dante's Inferno to the Bongo Club.

11pm-3am, £5 / £3 before midnight

Club: Riddim Tuffa Sound
Venue: GRV
Date: 16th July

Edinburgh's homegrown Jamaican music DJ Robigan joins Riddim Tuffa Sound for their special guest slot - reggae it up, feel the jungle beats and leave room for dancehall and dubstep!

10.30pm-3am, £6 / £4 before midnight

Club: Messenger Sound System
Venue: Bongo Club
Date: 17th July

MC Ras Echo returns to Messenger Sound System for a double helping of reggae and roots in Edinburgh this weekend - sweet beats for the summer nights.

11pm-3am, £7 / £6 before midnight

Club: Torture Garden Summer Ball
Venue: The Caves
Date: 17th July

If clubbing choice is all a little too light for you, Torture Garden bring their Summer ball back to Edinburgh for a larger affair in the suitable caves. As well as the usual fetish, neo-burlesque and live art shows throughout the night (featuring some of the biggest names in British burlesque), there will be a clubbing ballroom with electro, breaks, dubstep, dnb, and house; the Kabarett Boudoir plays Vegas and Gypsy punk and Lava Lounge and Tiki Room get out the Glamour Trash, rockabilly, italo-disco and anything exotic. Remember this ain't a 'swing by' event - full dress expected - no fancy dress, no street wear, and no cotton t-shirts. Think latex, chains, leather and serious fantasy.

9pm-3am, £20 on the door (limited tix, get there early)

Club: Musika
Venue: The Liquid Room HMV Picture House
Date: 17th July

Like the proverbial phoenix, the Musika rises from the ashes of a curry-house fire, and relaunches with house and techno 'encore une fois' club stalwart, Sasha. The event was originally to coincide with the relaunch of the Liquid Room, but unfortunately they forgot to build a fire curtain into the roof and will need to postpone.

11pm-3am, £15


Glasgow

Club: Death Disco
Venue: The Arches
Date: 17th July

It's a Death Disco Resident's party, with Hush Puppy, Josh Jones, DJ Mingo-Go and Wavy Graves - you may notice the new additions to the roster Jones and Graves. Josh Jones brings the spaced-out element to disco and wraps it in an Italo cosmos and hip-hop daubs. Wavy Graves are Josh Hill and Vickie McDonald take an exploratory turn, excavating crunk, skwee, post-punk, and disco with a wonk.

11pm-3am, £12 / £7 discount pass available from deathdisco.info

Club: Tictactoe
Venue: The Ferry
Date: 16th July
There ain't no games at Tictactoe's first birthday when Seth Troxler gets behind the decks; the Michigan-born Detroit DJ turned Berlinner ramps up the house and techno. Dig out his Boogybyte's mix and start flexing those dance muscles.

11pm-3am, £12

Club: Cotton Cake vs Thunder Disco Club
Venue: Sub Club
Date: 16th July
Thunder Disco Club and Cotton Cake join forces to shake up electronic music and induce rhythmic shaking to italo-disco, funk, house, techno and a dash of pop. Pick your side and cheer like fuck!

11pm-3am, £12